Just in time for Hanukkah, Portlanders can feast upon some delicious Jewish deli news. Zupan’s Markets announced last week that they're offering a menu of Hanukkah holiday dishes, curated by Chef Noah Jacob, formerly of Jacob & Sons Delicatessen. Our culture editor Suzette Smith has the story of how the fall of a bakery and lox-maker may end up elevating the deli of Portland's gourmet grocer.
Just in time for Hanukkah, Zupan’s Markets announced last week that they're offering a menu of Hanukkah holiday dishes, curated by Chef Noah Jacob, formerly of Jacob & Sons Delicatessen. Our culture editor Suzette Smith has the story of how the fall of a bakery and lox-maker may end up elevating the deli of Portland's gourmet grocer.
"The idea of a Jewish deli, in my mind, is a place that's making its own pastrami, its own mustard—artisans making traditional Jewish deli products." Jacob said—in what was probably the most delicious sentence anyone had every said to this particular food critic.
The fall of a bakery and lox-maker may end up elevating the deli of Portland's gourmet grocer.